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Donald J. Jr. CAZAYOUX, Congress, LA (1964)

CAZAYOUX, Donald J. Jr., A Representative from Louisiana; born in New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish, La; graduated from Catholic of Pointe Coupee High School, 1982; B.S., Louisiana State…

James Benjamin ASWELL, Congress, LA (1869-1931)

ASWELL James Benjamin , a Representative from Louisiana; born near Vernon, Jackson Parish, La., December 23, 1869; attended the public schools; was graduated from Peabody Normal College, Nashville…

Philemon THOMAS, Congress, LA (1763-1847)

THOMAS Philemon , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Orange County, Va., February 9, 1763; attended the common schools; served in the Revolutionary War; moved to Kentucky and settled in…

Theo Ashton THOMPSON, Congress, LA (1916-1965)

THOMPSON Theo Ashton , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, La., March 31, 1916; attended the public schools and the Louisiana State University 1932-1934,…

Library of Congress

(Encyclopedia) Library of Congress, national library of the United States, Washington, D.C., est. 1800. It occcupies three buildings on Capitol Hill: The Thomas Jefferson Building (1897), the John…

credit

(Encyclopedia) credit, granting of goods, services, or money in return for a promise of future payment. Most credit is accompanied by an interest charge, which usually makes the future payment…

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Historical BackgroundIn the aftermath of Reconstruction, which ended in 1877, the Southern State governments again became-as they remained in the North-“white man's governments.“ The new…

Jean Noel DESTRÉHAN, Congress, LA (1754-1823)

Senate Years of Service: 1812-1812 Party: Unknown DESTRÉHAN Jean Noel , a Senator from Louisiana; born in 1754 in that section of Louisiana which became the St. Charles Parish; engaged in…

Mary L. LANDRIEU, Congress, LA (1955)

Senate Years of Service: 1997-2015 Party: Democrat LANDRIEU Mary L. , a Senator from Louisiana; born in Arlington, Va., November 23, 1955; graduated from Ursuline Academy, New Orleans, and…

Theodore Gaillard HUNT, Congress, LA (1805-1893)

HUNT Theodore Gaillard , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Charleston, S.C., October 23, 1805; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from the law department of Columbia College, New…